The new details include information regarding the second wave of tickets for all 9 shows, a new mascot, a Eurovision Song Contest cookbook and details about this year\u2019s interval and opening acts. <\/p>\n
Second wave of tickets <\/p>\n
The second wave of tickets will go on sale on the 26th of March<\/a> at 15:00 CET. Tickets will only be available for people who registered for tickets between November and December 2025 at eurovision.com or oeticket.com. Tickets for all 9 shows are due to be available.<\/p>\n Meet Auri ! <\/p>\n ORF has also unveiled a new mascot : Auri ! Auri will be heading to the Vienna City Marathon, ORF children\u2019s programmes and many events in May in order to promote the Eurovision Song Contest. Moreover, due to be released on the 20th of March, Auri will be the protagonist of a new children\u2019s book : Auri \u2013 The Show of His Life. <\/p>\n Eurovision cookbook<\/p>\n The official Eurovision Song Contest cookbook has also been released prior to the contest. The book is penned by Manuela Tiefnif, a member of OGAE Austria who has attended numerous Eurovision events and has been able to indulge in local cuisines from the host cities. The book features culinary recipes from all 35 competing countries and is available to buy here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Interval and opening acts revealed <\/p>\n On Tuesday 12 May the first semi-final will take place. A 70-member choir will perform \u201cL\u2019Amour Est Bleu\u201d one of the most popular Eurovision hits of all time, which was first performed in 1967 when Vienna hosted the contest for the first time. While the votes are coming in, the hosts Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski will finally settle how to distinguish Austria from Australia via a light-hearted musical performance. They will be joined by Go-Jo, who represented Australia at Basel 2025. <\/p>\n On Thursday 14 May the second semi-final will take place. The hosts will open the show with a performance of the song that brought the contest all the way to Austria, \u201cWasted Love\u201d. During the interval act of the second semi-final, JJ will take to the stage to present viewers with a brand new song. <\/p>\n JJ will open the Grand Final on Saturday, 16 May, where he will be accompanied by 40 dancers as well as acrobats. At the same time, the grand finalists will be introduced at the Wiener Stadhalle. During the voting period, three interval acts will take the stage. The first will be a top-secret selection of \u201cEurovision all-stars\u201d performing iconic songs from the contest\u2019s history. Afterwards, Austrian electro-swing artist Parov Stelar will perform. Finally, Austrian Eurovision 2018 representative C\u00e9sar Sampson will perform a soulful version of the iconic Billy Joel song \u201cVienna\u201d. <\/p>\n All about Eurovision 2026 <\/p>\n The journey to the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off immediately following\u00a0JJ\u2019s win<\/a>\u00a0in Basel, when Austria\u2019s ORF accepted the rights to host the 70th edition of the contest. The bidding process started in\u00a0June<\/a>, with interested cities having until July 4 to submit their bid book. Innsbruck and Vienna were shortlisted, with the latter\u00a0winning the right<\/a>\u00a0to host next year\u2019s contest. 35 countries will\u00a0take part in the competition<\/a>, the lowest number of competing entries since 2004.<\/p>\n As for the organisation of the competition, the \u2018core team<\/a>\u2018 was revealed in June 2025, with further details about next year\u2019s competition to be revealed in due course. The shows will take place on May 12th, 14th and 16th.<\/p>\n Will you be heading to Vienna for Eurovision 2026 ? As always, please let us know what you think by getting involved in the comments below. Also, be sure to follow \u2018That Eurovision Site\u2019 on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, Threads,<\/a> tumblr<\/a>,<\/a> and Bluesky<\/a> for more information about Eurovision 2026!<\/p>\n News source : ORF<\/p>\n Photo credits : EBU<\/p>\n Like this:<\/p>\n Like Loading…<\/p>\n